Massive icons like Aretha Franklin or Donna Summer will certainly continue to get their own threads when they pass, but I figured it might be worth having a place to honor lesser-known celebrities who have left us, especially because we can’t see status updates (which is where a lot of those announcements were made on here previously).
 

But the great actor Ian Holm has died at 88:

 

 

Edited July 6, 20205 yr by Faulkner

Yes @DRW50, it’s good to see people recognize Ms. Bofill’s amazing gift. Even though she couldn’t sing anymore, at least she got to perform onstage with her show, and get recognized for her songwriting skills while she was still present to receive the award.

Here’s an obit from The Hollywood Reporter.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/angela-bofill-dead-i-try-im-on-your-side-singer-1235923690/

And years ago, the TV One program Unsung did a profile with Ms. Bofill.

https://vimeopro.com/user15889254/unsung/video/300397465

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kevin-brophy-dead-lucan-hell-night-1235923909/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2dZ-DU33ejM9Hg9EM4KqG-Gj3aqr736OJgsvaDHEjLO3saRtdM3ZxJaJU_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw

Kevin Brophy, Star of ‘Lucan’ and ‘Hell Night,’ Dies at 70 

Brophy's last decade had an interesting tale, which also features a soap alum (Peter Barton). A man they never met left them about 500K each.

https://www.sj-r.com/story/entertainment/local/2013/02/13/actor-hopes-logan-county-man/41734321007/

 

Willie Mays, baseball’s electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93 - The Athletic (nytimes.com)

A true legend.

I don't think this has been posted. If I am duplicating, apologies. 

 

25 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

I don't think this has been posted. If I am duplicating, apologies. 

 

The graphics are beautiful, but that music is soooo grim to me. I was ready to take the gaspipe myself after watching that.

The number of young people we lost—just devastating.

12 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

The graphics are beautiful, but that music is soooo grim to me. I was ready to take the gaspipe myself after watching that.

The number of young people we lost—just devastating.

I guess to me the music is respectful, yes, somber, but it is about death, and, yes, just devastating, again this year. So much loss & far too many, way too young. I was at least pleased that they did not do anything egregiously wrong with the IM segment. I find I breathe a sigh of relief when there's not something glaring!!! 

The immortal Donald Sutherland - so fluid, so thrilling, so much more funny, sexy, fascinating than many modern filmgoers know - has moved on. His work in Klute, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Don't Look Now, M.A.S.H., JFK and so many more never leave me.

 

free link. not mentioned, one of my favorite roles: the father in ‘dirty sexy money.’

donald sutherland’s ny times obit

24 minutes ago, Vee said:

The immortal Donald Sutherland - so fluid, so thrilling, so much more funny, sexy, fascinating than many modern filmgoers know - has moved on. His work in Klute, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Don't Look Now, M.A.S.H., JFK and so many more never leave me.

 

No, godammit. That the Academy never once gave him an Oscar nomination for that body of work is scandalous and feels disqualifying to me.

 

Evans Evans is a great name.

Donald was easily one of the most charismatic and fascinating figures in movies. For someone who struggled to get cast because of his looks, he enthralled moviegoers and TV viewers for generations. 

Here's a clip of the part that got him The Dirty Dozen.

 

One of my favorite moments. (Not my tweet)

 

Sutherland’s body of work is similar to Stockard Channing’s in the aspects that both have very distinctive features but somehow manage to morph into roles and create characters that are so distinct, you won’t even recognize them from one role to the next.